Filoni: “It’s my feeling that it’s not a ruse. It’s an extension of the concept ‘Let me look on you with my own eyes.’ … Nothing can change Vader until Luke. There’s no way Ahsoka can bring Anakin back. … I wanted a suspended moment where she has to deal with the reality and he has to resolve that he’s going to destroy her.”

He mentions how in the real-world, you can get a feeling if something has happened to someone you love. Around the time of Order 66, Ahsoka cannot see Anakin in the Force. That’s why she doesn’t think he could be Darth Vader.

Filoni: “As a storyteller, I want to tell as many stories as I can, so I get them all down.” But he has to be economical about telling these stories. So Ahsoka as a child is seen in a flashback. It’s there for future exploration.

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